Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1.5mile off Jurby |
Anon |
| July 29, 2019 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Normal swimming | 60 |
SE of Calf |
Anon |
| July 29, 2019 | 17:10 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
SE of Chicken Rock |
Rob Annett |
| July 29, 2019 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
South Stack Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 27, 2019 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
East side of the Calf sound off the Cletts |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 25, 2019 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay fine Port erin |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 24, 2019 | 09:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South of Cow Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne | |
| July 23, 2019 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 21, 2019 | 11:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of calf |
Neil barron |
| July 16, 2019 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Dean |
| July 15, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 15, 2019 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Fleshwick bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 14, 2019 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
S of the Ledges, PSM |
Sue & Carol |
| July 14, 2019 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Calf of Man – Cletts |
Di Swayne (Calf Warden) |
| July 14, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 6 |
The Puddle Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |